baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2022132359-A (JP)
Title: Relay station and relay method
IPC: H04B7/15
Filed: 2022-07-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an UI check time according to a UI frame. 
     SOLUTION: A relay station 100D that relays a received signal includes a receiving unit 102 that receives a location information packet, and a transmission control unit 103 that transmits a location information packet. The transmission control unit 103 sets a UI check time on the basis of whether the location information packet is received directly from a terminal station 100A, 100B or the location information packet is relayed, and does not relay the location information packet of the same content until the UI check time has passed, and determines the time on the basis of the frequency of receiving the signal in which the number of relays is zero. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2024008594-A (JP)
Title: 印刷装置、制御方法、およびプログラム
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2022-07-08
Abstract: 【課題】デバイス状態通知に対する上限超過応答がエラーとして表示される。【解決手段】サーバから取得した印刷データに基づいて印刷を実行する印刷装置は、印刷の進捗に応じて印刷装置の状態の通知を前記サーバに送信し、送信した状態の通知に対するサーバからの応答を受信し、受信した応答が、送信成功でなく、かつサーバの負荷の上限超過を示す応答でない場合には応答に応じたエラーを出力し、送信成功であるか、またはサーバの負荷の上限超過を示す応答である場合には、エラーを出力することなく処理を続行する。【選択図】図６
Patent JP-2024009569-A (JP)
Title: サーマルプリントヘッド及びその製造方法
IPC: B41J2/335
Filed: 2022-07-11
Abstract: 【課題】印字品質を向上し得るとともにより低コストであるサーマルプリントヘッドを提供する。 
【解決手段】サーマルプリントヘッド１は、主面１１を有する基板１０と、主面１１上に配置されている凸部１４と、主面１１と凸部１４とを覆うグレーズ層１５と、配線層２０と、抵抗体層３０とを備える。抵抗体層３０は、グレーズ層１５及び配線層２０上に配置されており、かつ、複数の発熱部３１を含む。配線層２０は、複数の発熱部３１に導通し、かつ、抵抗体層３０に接触している。主面１１の平面視において、複数の発熱部３１は凸部１４に重なっている。凸部１４は、低温同時焼成セラミックで形成されている。 
【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2024009582-A (JP)
Title: 繊維製品処理剤組成物
IPC: D06M23/12
Filed: 2022-07-11
Abstract: 【課題】製造、及び保存過程でマイクロカプセルが崩壊せず、処理した繊維製品に所望の効果を提供できる繊維製品処理剤組成物を提供する。【解決手段】下記（ａ）成分、（ｂ）成分、及び（ｃ）成分を含有する繊維製品処理剤組成物。（ａ）成分：シェルと、該シェルの内部に香料化合物を含むコアとを有するマイクロカプセル ０．１質量％以上１０質量％以下（ただし（ａ）成分が含む香料化合物として）（ｂ）成分：数平均分子量が２０００以上１３０００以下のポリエチレングリコール ４０質量％以上９５質量％以下（ｃ）成分：脂肪酸、アルコール、エステル油、エーテル油、カチオン性界面活性剤、ノニオン性界面活性剤、及びアニオン性界面活性剤から選ばれる少なくとも１種の、３０℃で液体の化合物【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2022166857-A (JP)
Title: Member for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
IPC: H01L21/205
Filed: 2022-07-15
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus that can reduce the generation or influence of particles, and a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. 
     SOLUTION: A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a composite structure including a base material with a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and a ceramic layer including a first part provided so as to be exposed on the first surface of the base material. The composite structure includes a penetration hole extending in a first direction from the first surface to the second surface and penetrating the base material and the ceramic layer. The penetration hole includes a first hole region that continues to a surface of the first part and is inclined to the first direction, a second hole region that is positioned between the second surface and the first hole region in the first direction and extends in the first direction, and a third hole region that is positioned between the first hole region and the second hole region in the first direction and is inclined to the first direction. The hardness of the third hole region is higher than the hardness of the first hole region. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022174754-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for analyzing substance
IPC: A61B5/1455
Filed: 2022-08-10
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specify a device which allows for particularly simply and cost-effectively analyzing a substance, in particular, an animal or human tissue or a component or ingredient of the tissue. 
     SOLUTION: The present invention relates, inter alia, to a device (10) for analyzing a substance, comprising an excitation emission device (100) for generating at least one electromagnetic excitation beam (SA), in particular an exciting light beam, having at least one excitation wavelength, a detection device (106) for detecting a reaction signal (SR), and a device (107) for analyzing the substance (101) on the basis of the detected reaction signal (SR). 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022169699-A (JP)
Title: Hollow polymer particles and method for producing the same
IPC: C08F220/18
Filed: 2022-08-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide hollow polymer particles having high mechanical strength. 
     SOLUTION: The hollow polymer particles comprise a polymer which contains a vinyl monomer unit and a phosphate ester monomer unit having an ethylenically unsaturated group and represented by the following formula (1) and have a volume average particle diameter of 0.5-1,000 μm. (In the formula, R 1  represents a (meth)acrylic group or an allyl group; R 2  represents a linear or branched alkylene group; m represents an integer of 1-30; n represents 0 or 1; v represents an integer of 1-10; and x represents 1 or 2.) 
     SELECTED DRAWING: None 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022166302-A (JP)
Title: Method of manufacturing ball screw, and temporary nut
IPC: F16H25/24
Filed: 2022-08-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a ball screw enabling the assembly even if a nut body and a piston are integrated as a component. 
     SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing a ball screw which includes a nut having a nut body and a pressing part, a screw shaft having a screw shaft body, and a plurality of rolling elements, in which the nut body and the pressing part are integrally formed of a same material, the screw shaft body has a plurality of circulation grooves for guiding the rolling elements from one end to the other end of a rolling path, includes: a rolling element arrangement step of preparing a cylindrical temporary nut, inserting the screw shaft body from the other end in an axial direction of the temporary nut into the temporary nut to arrange the rolling elements between the inner periphery face of the temporary nut and a second thread groove; an opposing step of opposing an end face at one end in the axial direction of the temporary nut to an end face at the other end in the axial direction of the nut body; a screw shaft moving step of moving the screw shaft into the nut body while relatively rotating the screw shaft and the nut; and a removing step of removing the temporary nut from the nut. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022162129-A (JP)
Title: sewing machine
IPC: D05C5/02
Filed: 2022-08-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sewing machine whose projection unit can properly project projection images and also whose image recording unit can properly record images of a recording object while maintaining user-friendliness. 
     SOLUTION: A sewing machine 1 includes a bed, an arm 13 which has a head 14, a needle bar 15 which is placed on the head 14, a feeding mechanism via which an object being sewn can be transferred, and a first lens 23 which is placed on the head 14 and through which image light of a projection image is outputted, includes a projector 2A which projects the projection image onto the bed, and a second lens 31 which is placed on the head 14 and into which reflected light which bounces back off a recording object enters, and includes a camera 3 via which images of the recording object are recorded. The first lens 23 of the projector 2A is located close to the needle bar 15 compared to the second lens 31 of the camera 3. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022177192-A (JP)
Title: Optical phased array dynamic beam shaping with noise correction
IPC: H01S3/00
Filed: 2022-09-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for noise correction and phase correction in dynamically shaped beams produced by a laser beam phased array. 
     SOLUTION: A laser system comprises: a seed laser which is an optical phased array laser; and a laser beam splitting and combining subsystem receiving laser output from the seed laser and providing a combined laser output. The laser beam splitting and combining subsystem varies the phase of the combined laser output and focuses the combined laser output onto the substrate, and the combined laser output is not focused onto a substrate when there is no phase variation in the combined laser output. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023058450-A (JP)
Title: System for shoe sole, method for operating system, shoe sole, and shoe
Inventor: ULF JENSEN
IPC: H02N2/18
Filed: 2022-10-07
Abstract: To provide a system for a shoe sole having at least one piezoelectric element for generating electrical energy.SOLUTION: In one embodiment, a system for a shoe sole comprises (a.) at least one piezo element adapted to produce an electrical signal upon mechanical deformation of the at least one piezo element, (b.) at least one first energy storage and at least one second energy storage, wherein the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage are adapted to store electrical energy obtained from the electrical signal, and (c.) at least one converter unit adapted to selectively control a transfer of an amount of electrical energy between the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022188302-A (JP)
Title: Intermission reception operation of plurality of bandwidth parts
IPC: H04W28/04
Filed: 2022-10-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for a DRX operation. 
     SOLUTION: A method includes steps of: receiving a first DCI indicating a first position of a first BWP for receiving DL data corresponded to a HARQ processing and a second position of a second BWP for transmitting a HARQ feedback corresponded to a reception of the DL data; receiving the DL data in the first position; transmitting the HARQ feedback in the second position; starting a first timer in a first symbol of the first BWP just after the HARQ feedback, and indicating a first period where a monitoring of a PDCCH for the HARQ processing is not required in the first timer; starting a second timer in the first symbol of the first BWP just after a termination of the first timer, and indicating a second period where the monitoring of the PDCCH for receiving a second DCI that indicates a retransmission of the DL data is required in the second timer. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023099444-A (JP)
Title: Display panel and display device
Inventor: PARK EUNJI
IPC: G09F9/30
Filed: 2022-10-25
Abstract: To provide a display panel and a display device, capable of simplifying processes.SOLUTION: A display device of an embodiment includes: first to fourth signal lines and an active layer arranged on a substrate; a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged on a part of an upper surface of the active layer and spaced apart from each other; a first insulation film arranged on the substrate on which the first and second metal layers are arranged; a second insulation film arranged on the first insulation film; an electrode pattern arranged on the active layer and the first insulation film and not overlapping the second insulation film; and a fifth signal line arranged on the second insulation film and crossing a first electrode and the first to fourth signal lines spaced apart from each other. The first electrode comes in contact with an upper surface of the first metal layer arranged on the active layer, and he fifth signal line is arranged on the same layer as the first electrode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2023015183-A (JP)
Title: Refill
IPC: B25C5/16
Filed: 2022-11-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refill allowing deformation of connection staples and like to be confirmed after accommodating the connection staples in a refill. 
     SOLUTION: A refill 10A is provided with: a bottom wall 20 in which stacked connection staples S is loaded; a rear wall 28 erected from the bottom wall 20; and a staple accommodation part 14, in which a discharge port 22b for discharging the connection staples S is formed, having a front wall 22 opposite to the rear wall 28, wherein the bottom wall 20 comprises a first convex part 70 and a second convex part 72 protruded downward from a rear of a lower surface adjacent to the rear wall 28. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023143657-A (JP)
Title: compressor
Inventor: TSUBAME CHO
IPC: F04C18/02
Filed: 2022-11-11
Abstract: To provide a highly reliable compressor.SOLUTION: A compressor includes a casing 10, a support plate 20, a balance weight 30, a crankshaft 40, and a bearing 70. The support plate 20 is disposed in the casing 10, the support plate 20 and the casing 10 are formed to surround a storage cavity 50, the balance weight 30 is disposed in the storage cavity 50, the crankshaft 40 is disposed in a state of sequentially penetrating through the balance weight 30 and the support plate 20, the balance weight 30 is fixed and connected to the crankshaft 40, and the bearing 70 is externally fitted to a position of at least a part of the crankshaft 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2023014134-A (JP)
Title: System and method for protecting elementary bitstream incorporating independently encoded tile
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2022-11-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suitable system and method for protecting an elementary bitstream that incorporates an independently encoded tile. 
     SOLUTION: There are provided a system and a method for partial frame encryption according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the method receives a video bitstream including a number of frames, each frame including a number of independently encoded compression units, and encrypts some of the number of compression units of the number of frames and generates an output bitstream that includes a number of independently encoded compression units, including some of encrypted compression units. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023025083-A (JP)
Title: Cognitive platform including computerized evocative elements
IPC: G16H50/00
Filed: 2022-11-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide apparatus, systems and methods for quantifying aspects of cognition under emotional load. 
     SOLUTION: An apparatus provided herein is configured to measure substantially simultaneously a first response from an individual to a first instance of a task and a response from the individual to at least one evocative element. A processing unit configured to receive data indicative of the first response and the response of the individual to the at least one evocative element is further configured to analyze the data indicative of the first response and the response of the individual to the at least one evocative element to compute at least one performance metric comprising at least one quantified indicator of cognitive abilities of the individual under emotional load. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023016886-A (JP)
Title: Photosensitive resin composition, production method therefor, resist film, pattern formation method, and method for producing electronic device
IPC: G03F7/038
Filed: 2022-11-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensitive resin composition which has excellent linearity of a pattern obtained even in a case where the photosensitive resin composition is used after the lapse of time since the preparation thereof. 
     SOLUTION: The present invention provides: a photosensitive resin composition including an ethylenically unsaturated compound, a resin having its polarity increase by the action of an acid, and metal atoms, in which a total content of the metal atoms is from 1 ppt to 30 ppb inclusive with respect to a total mass of the photosensitive resin composition, and a content of the ethylenically unsaturated compound is from 0.0001 mass% to 1 mass% inclusive with respect to the total mass of the photosensitive resin composition; a method for producing the same; and a resist film, a pattern forming method, and a method for manufacturing an electronic device, each of which uses the photosensitive resin composition. 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023025256-A (JP)
Title: game machine
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2022-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing excessive increase of gambling properties, and preventing reduction of an interest of a game. 
     SOLUTION: During disenabling state, display of specific information can be continued, until the disenabling state is released, and the disenabling state is not released in power interruption restoration not followed by set value change processing, but is released when the set value change processing is performed. A disadvantageous condition may be established when stop operation is not performed in a recommended specific mode in a game in which the specific symbol combination is won, specific control information is determined when a special condition is established, and is determined also when the special condition is established in the disadvantageous state. When the specific control information is determined, if the special performance has not been executed in a series of advantageous sections, execution of the special performance can be determined, and after the special performance is executed, execution of the special performance in the same series of advantageous sections, cannot be determined. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 234 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023021357-A (JP)
Title: Binding composition for food material
Inventor: MORIMOTO TOMONORI
IPC: A23L29/219
Filed: 2022-12-15
Abstract: To provide a binding composition for food materials which is more excellent in binding capacity, formability and economic efficiency than conventional compositions including pullulan, especially, which has been used as a significantly useful material for binding food materials.SOLUTION: A composition containing a degradation product of hydroxypropylated distarch phosphate or containing both a degradation product of hydroxypropylated distarch phosphate and pregelatinized starch is used as a composition for binding food materials which is more excellent in binding capacity, formability and economic efficiency than conventional compositions, so as to be suited for binding food materials. A preferable composition ratio of the hydroxypropylated distarch phosphate to the pregelatinized starch is (100-80):(0-20) pts.mass, and it is preferable to use the composition in the form of solution being attached to food materials.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2023024802-A (JP)
Title: switching element
IPC: H01L29/78
Filed: 2022-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a technology suppressing the ringing when turning off a switching element. 
     SOLUTION: A switching element includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The semiconductor substrate has a source region, a body region, a drift region, a drain region, and a plurality of easing regions. The source region is contacted with the gate insulting film. The body region is contacted with the gate insulating film next to the source region. The drift region is contacted with the gate insulating film next to the body region, and is separated from the source region by the body region. The drain region is contacted to the drift region from a lower side, is exposed to a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, and has n-type impurity concentration higher than that of the drift region. The easing region is contacted with the drain region, is exposed to the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, and is separated from the drift region by the drain region. The p-type impurity concentration of the easing region is lower than the n-type impurity concentration of the drain region. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023145332-A (JP)
Title: Optical coherence tomography angiography data processing for reducing projection artefacts
Inventor: GAGARINE YAIKHOM
IPC: A61B3/10
Filed: 2022-12-28
Abstract: To provide a method of processing optical coherence tomography angiography, OCTA, data comprising an array of columns of data elements to generate corrected OCTA data showing reduced projection artefacts in enface projection.SOLUTION: The OCTA data has been generated from repeat B-scans, the method including: (i) calculating a correlation value indicative of a correlation between a first sequence of the data elements, whose respective locations within respective B-scans correspond to a location of a first data element within the array, and a second sequence of the data elements, whose respective locations within respective B-scans correspond to a location of a second data element within the array; (ii) calculating a correction for the second data element based on the first data element and the calculated correlation value; and (iii) applying the calculated correction to the second data element, wherein processes (i) to (iii) are performed multiple times to generate the corrected OCTA data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2022539806-A (JP)
Title: 食品加工機
IPC: A47J19/00
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: 本発明の実施形態に係る食品加工機は、上段に食品を投入することができる開口部が形成され、前記開口部を介して投入された食品を受容する受容空間が形成された容器と、前記開口部を開閉することができるように前記容器に脱着可能に結合され、前記容器に結合された状態で前記受容空間と連通する第１排気流路が形成された蓋と、前記容器及び蓋の少なくとも一部を囲むように備えられ、前記第１排気流路と連通する第２排気流路が形成されたエンクロージャーと、前記第２排気流路と連結される真空ポンプと、前記第１排気流路と前記第２排気流路との間に備えられ、前記真空ポンプにより前記受容空間内の気体が排気される中に、前記第１排気流路内に流入した異物が前記第２排気流路に流入することを防止する異物トラップユニットと、を含む。
Patent JP-2022540189-A (JP)
Title: 自動車用のライトモジュールの電気接続アセンブリ、および方法
IPC: H01R13/641
Filed: 2020-07-08
Abstract: 本発明は、自動車用の照明モジュールのための、コネクタ（１１０、４１０、５１０、６１０、７１０、８１０、９１０、１０１０、１１１０）と、プリント回路（１２０、２２０、３２０、４２０、５２０、６２０、７２０、８２０、９２０、１０２０、１１２０）と、を備える電気接続アセンブリ（１００、２００、３００、４００、５００、６００、７００、８００、９００、１０００、１１００）、および、最小の電子部品を使用してチェック用電気信号によりコネクタのソケットにおける保持をチェックするための診断方法を提供する。
Patent JP-2022541412-A (JP)
Title: トランス・インダクタ複合デバイス
IPC: H01F27/00
Filed: 2020-06-08
Abstract: 【解決手段】トランス・インダクタ複合デバイス１００は、中央コア脚部１２；２１２と、中央コア脚部１２；２１２から離れて配置された外側コア脚部１３；２１３とを有するコア１０，１１；２１０と、 中央コア脚部１２；２１２の周りに配置された内側ボビン２０；２２０と、内側ボビン２０；２２０及び中央コア脚部１２；２１２の周りに配置され、外側コア脚部１３；２１３の周りに配置された第１のオブロング状部分３２を有する上側部分と、外側コア脚部１３；２１３の周りに配置された第２のオブロング状部分３３を有する下側部分と、内側ボビン２０；２２０及び中央コア脚部１２；２１２の周りに配置された中央部分を有する外側ボビン３０；２３０と、内側ボビン２０；２２０の周りに巻かれた第１の巻線４０と、外側ボビン３０；２３０の周りに巻かれた第２の巻線５０とを備えており、第２の巻線５０は、第１のオブロング状部分３２の周りに巻かれた第１の部分と、中央部分の周りに巻かれた第２の部分と、第２のオブロング状部分３３の周りに巻かれた第３の部分とを有している。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2022544899-A (JP)
Title: 購入後のクレジット提示および申込み切替え
IPC: G06Q20/12
Filed: 2020-07-08
Abstract: 開示する実施形態は、購入後の申込み切替えを実装するフレームワークを提供し得る。たとえば、特定の支払手段を用いて行われた取引の後、顧客は、好適な支払手段を申請することおよび／またはその人の申込みタイプを前の取引のための好適な支払手段に切り替えることを行う能力を提示され得る。
Patent JP-2022543808-A (JP)
Title: サイドリンク送信電力制御コマンド
IPC: H04W52/38
Filed: 2020-08-07
Abstract: 本開示の様々な態様は、一般に、ワイヤレス通信に関する。いくつかの態様では、ソースユーザ機器(UE)は、第1のサイドリンク通信をターゲットUEに送信し得る。ソースUEは、第1のサイドリンク通信をターゲットUEに送信したことに少なくとも部分的に基づいて、第2のサイドリンク通信のための送信電力制御コマンドを受信し得る。ソースUEは、送信電力制御コマンドに少なくとも部分的に基づいて決定された送信電力を使用して、第2のサイドリンク通信を送信し得る。多数の他の態様が提供される。
Patent JP-2022545398-A (JP)
Title: バッテリーモジュール、該バッテリーモジュールを含むバッテリーパック及び自動車
IPC: H01M50/588
Filed: 2021-01-13
Abstract: 本発明の一実施形態によるバッテリーモジュールは、バッテリーセル、バッテリーセルを収容するモジュールケース、及びバッテリーセルの電極リードと電気的に接続されるバスバーアセンブリを含み、バスバーアセンブリは、バッテリーセルの少なくとも一側に配置されるバスバーフレーム、バッテリーセルの電極リードを貫通させるリードスロット、バッテリーセルの電極リードと連結されるセンシングバスバー、及びセンシングバスバーの少なくとも一端部に取り付けられ、センシングバスバーの少なくとも一端部を囲む短絡防止部材を含むことを特徴とする。
Patent JP-2023500555-A (JP)
Title: セルロースの前処理
IPC: C08B1/00
Filed: 2020-08-31
Abstract: 本発明の例示的な態様によれば、セルロース、たとえば綿を前処理する方法であって、固形分を有する混合物を提供するステップであって、混合物がセルロースと液体とを含む、ステップと、混合物を機械的に加工してセルロースの細胞壁のフィブリル構造を開けるステップとを含む、方法が提供される。機械的加工は、連続的な機械的混合装置におけるせん断混合を含む。